Yellowstone River Lodge-Aug.,Sept. & Oct. 2013 Openings!

• Yellowstone Home Away From Home

  Yellowstone Home Away From Home

  • Guest Mike
  • Date of stay 05/28/11
  • Review Submitted 07/23/11
  We recently finished our second stay at this beautiful home. The location is minutes away from the north entrance to Yellowstone Park. It is situated right on the Yellowstone River, and it's great to fall asleep at night listening to the sounds of the river. We had 15 people in our family group - and had plenty of space for all. We really like the fact that there is a lot of room for a large family with enough room to have various activities going on at the same time and not feeling like you're running into each other. The property has always been clean and well-maintained. The photos on the website are accurate, but actually don't do the property justice. It is a beautiful setting and well thought out home. It exceeded our expectations the first time. John and Dru are great to work with and very responsive to anything that we have needed. We have thoroughly enjoyed our times at this home, and we refer to it now as our "Yellowstone home away from home". We highly recommend this property - we will definitely be back next year!

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, families with young children, families with teenagers.

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• Lovely Setting

  Lovely Setting

  • Guest Virginia
  • Date of stay 07/20/12
  • Review Submitted 08/15/12
  The setting is lovely, the log house is unique but several serious factors marred the stay. First, the house was dirty, especially the kitchen & baths. I had to immediately vacuun and clean the bath & kitchen floors before my young grandkids arrived. The kitchen is in no way equipped for the # of people it is advertised to accommodate, The icemaker does not work and what little counterspace is available is taken up by a secondary microwave to replace the built-in one that doesn't work.The oven was in serious need of cleaning so it smoked up the kitchen when used. What utensils that are available are in bad shape, I purchased a skillet rather than attempt to clean the one provided. It was unseasonably hot and with no A/C we needed to open the windows. Several did not open and/or had no screens &.those that had screens, those screens did not fit, some were repaired with duct tape leaving the windows full of dead bugs. The grill was so dirty it caught on fire when we attempted to use it. As I said the home has tremendous possibilities, but I would not rent it again or recommend it in the condition we found it.

  Owner response: We have rented our 2 lodges to hundreds of people over the last few years and 99% of the people have had wonderful, memorable exeriences and have loved their stay at our place, as our other reviews on our listing and in our guest books have stated. They refer us to friends and we have many repeat renters. When we do have something break, such as a microwave, we get it replaced promptly. It may take a week to get a replacement installed, but we make sure there is a replacement to use in the meantime. We have the maximum number of pictures and a listing of amenities on our listings, so we try to give you a good idea of what the lodge looks like and what to expect, as well a being happy to answer all you questions during the booking process. We, ourselves, have had many wonderful family gatherings here, where I , myself have cooked in our well stocked kitchen for 30 people, with no problems. We do our best to make all our guests stay comfortable and memorable and if a problem does arise we do everything we can to correct it promtly. The vacation rental business is a wonderful business. We love meeting people from all over and we have made many friends over the years and as I have stated 99 % of our guests have been very happy with our accomodations.

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• Yellowstone Dream Vacation

  Yellowstone Dream Vacation

  • Guest Brian W.
  • Date of stay 06/15/12
  • Review Submitted 06/26/12
  If you are going to yellowstone and don't stay at this home you are making a big mistake. We had a party of 12 and had room to spare. The house is beautiful and well taken care of. The owner is one of the nicest people you will meet. We saw grizzly bears, black bears, hundreds of elk, wild mountain goats, antelope all within 30 minutes of the house. The town of Gardiner has alot of nice shops and a few good resteraunts. The park itself is amazing..It is hard to believe anything like this remains in the USA.

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• Great Location!

  Great Location!

  • Guest Kit
  • Date of stay 06/08/12
  • Review Submitted 06/19/12
  The lodge is located a few miles outside the north entrance of Yellowstone. Very convenient to Gardiner and Yellowstone yet have privacy and great view of mountains. It was a pleasant stay there but there are rooms for improvement - the lodge could use a little dusting. Some mattresses are squeaky. The second level rest room does not have a shower. We were out of toilet paper and hand wash dish detergent. There is no internet access. The landline phone inside the lodge can only call local. AT&T mobile has no network in the area. So be prepared! I would recommend it because the price reflects the overall inadequacy.

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, tourists without a car, families with young children, adventure seekers.

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• • Guest Betty & Bill Wagner
  • Date of stay 08/29/09
  • Review Submitted 08/29/09
  We loved the house and the location was perfect for spending time in Yellowstone. We were so glad we chose to stay on the north side of the park where it was less congested and the scenery spectacular. The house was huge and perfect for an extended family. The pictures don't do it justice. Between the children and grandchildren, there were ten of us and there was more than enough room - in fact we did not use all the bedrooms. The houe was well equipped and the rooms were large and comfortable. The kids enjoyed playing outside while we adults enjoyed the front porch. It was a memorable week. Thank you.

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• • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 08/06/09
  • Review Submitted 08/06/09
  Wonderful, spacious and comfortable. We shared with two other families and had plenty of room. !0 minutes to the park, this was a great location for horse back riding and white water rafting. Owners are friendly and helpful.

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• • Guest Katie F.
  • Date of stay 11/01/08
  • Review Submitted 11/01/08
  This house was the perfect place for our family reunion. We had an amazing time and the pictures don't do it justice! It is much bigger than it appears and it is in a great location to drive to the park. Our group highly recommends it.

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• • Guest Lois & Gary Elliott & family
  • Date of stay 08/27/08
  • Review Submitted 08/27/08
  Our large family truly enjoyed our stay at this great home. The logs in this house are huge and wonderfully put together. It was furnished great, all we needed. The views are outstanding , the proximity of Yellowstone park just as stated. We all hope to come back again and would recommend the home to anyone.

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• • Guest Kent Hobart
  • Date of stay 09/06/07
  • Review Submitted 09/06/07
  This place comes as advertised! We couldn't have asked for a better home for our extended family to share when we visited Yellowstone. Plenty of room, beds, bathrooms everything you need to stay together and still have privacy when you want it. Highly recommend this place.

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• • Guest K. Smitha
  • Date of stay 08/15/07
  • Review Submitted 08/15/07
  This place is awesome. We enjoyed all of this home. Very comfortable. Plenty to do and see in Yellowstone Park. Gardiner is a nice town, don't forget to got to Livingston just down the road about 52 miles, eat at The Light House its great

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$3000/week, $385/extra night. + 7% Montana bed tax.
$450/night if stay is less than one week.
* Payment Accepted via: Personal Checks, Traveller's Checks, cash, VISA, MC.
* 50% deposit required to confirm reservation; balance due upon arrival.
* Reservations made less than 30 days in advance require full payment.
* Deposits are transferable, but not refundable.
* $300 Refundable Security Deposit is required upon arrival for your stay.
* Refunded 14 days after leaving if no damage or excessive cleaning required.

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.